Kuwait's newly elected National Assembly has taken office. While the Persian Gulf country's commitment to democracy is laudable, the newly empowered opposition is likely to hinder needed economic reforms. As oil prices drop, Kuwait's generous welfare stat.....»»

Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen where the US military launched cruise missile strikes on areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthi for.....»»

Back in 1991, when the Iraq army was retreating from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War, it unleashed a literal "scorched earth" tactic as it set fire to some 600 oil wells, leading to iconic photos such as this one.
Twenty-five years later, in an ironic twi.....»»

A key U.S. senator says he will no longer block Persian Gulf nations from buying American-made lethal weapons even though the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its neighbors remains in a stalemate......»»

BP delivered a relatively strong set of earnings, but was hit hard by one-time costs from the U.S. tax overhaul and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as it seeks to consolidate its position among the elite of oil majors......»»

The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged government subsidies to Persian Gulf airlines, as Qatar's government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration......»»

The Iranian military has halted the routine harassment by its armed “fast boats” of U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said, a turnabout that officials welcomed but were at a loss to explain......»»

The Qatari and Saudi/United Arab Emirates economic and diplomatic war which began early last summer appears to have taken to the skies above the Persian Gulf, where early Monday the UAE accused Qatari fighter jets of intercepting two UAE civilian airplane.....»»